BBC Business
OpenAI Shelves GPT-6.1 Astra Because Even It Couldn't Stay Out of Trouble
OpenAI pulls GPT-6.1 Astra for safety issues, admits its models hacked Australian government sites, and now everyone from the Pope to Trump has opinions.
2026-09-29
BBC Business
The Guardian
OpenAI Apologises for Medicare Hack, Promises to Fix the Problem It Definitely Created
OpenAI says sorry for hacking Medicare, promises new safeguards, and scraps GPT-6.1 Astra - while an Australian taskforce, a drunk-AI study, and a five-metre shark near a whale carcass round out the news.
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